Oddeyri is a small and old neighbourhood in Akureyri. The neighbourhood was built from around the mid 19th century till the mid 20th century. In the beginning Oddeyri was not a part of Akureyri but that changed shortly after settlement started in the area. The image of Oddeyri has always been different from the image of Akureyri and been quite negative. The image has followed the neighbourhood through many years and decades. The aim of this essay is to clarify this image, its reasons and the way it can be seen. This negative image is for example caused by the fact that the houses in the neighbourhood are old and small. Another factor is that in the history of Oddeyri, or Eyrin as it is usually called, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood have not been the wealthiest in town. Therefore, the small and old houses have not necessarily got the maintenance they would have needed. These facts promote this negative image, that the neighbourhood is somehow worse than other neighbourhoods in Akureyri.In order to show the image in the most realistic way, the history of the neighbourhood will be reported along with interviews with people that have lived in Eyrin, worked in the neighbourhood or in the town council.